This Oregon forest was suppose...
This Oregon forest was supposed to store carbon for 100 years. Now it’s on fire.
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The Worst-Case Scenario for Global Warming Tracks Closely With Actual Emissions
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The entire world’s carbon emissions will finally be trackable in real time
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Here are some easy ways to live more gently on the earth. The key word here is “easy.”
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New data is out on America’s greenhouse gas emissions, and there’s good news and bad for the climate.
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Climate-fueled disasters such as wildfires, cyclones, and floods were the No. 1 reason that people were forced to flee their homes in the last decade, according to Oxfam, an international confederation of 19 organizations that focus on global poverty.
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Concrete is an old material—8,000 years old. The Romans built with concrete from 300 BC to 476 AD.
read moreA Climate Silver Bullet?
Many of those who gathered in New York this week for the latest round of international climate summitry believe that as the world falls further behind in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, other options such as solar geoengineering and carbon removal must be on the table. The problem is that techno-optimism can easily become an alibi for inaction.
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Replacing black asphalt and shingles with plants can lower the surrounding air temperature, filter dirty storm water and reduce a building’s energy use.
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) prevented the release of a plan for how the agency can effectively respond to the impacts of climate change, such as by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through practices like increasing carbon storage in crops and soils.
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Western coal states want an export terminal on the Columbia River. Washington state has concerns about the company and its environmental and climate impact.
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Earlier this month, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a dire report highlighting the enormous environmental impact of agriculture. But the report also pointed to a clear way for us to feed more mouths without causing more planetary destruction: We can stop wasting food.
read moreCooling Season
New York City has set out to protect people — and the planet — from the deadliest disaster: heat.
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Environmentalists have cheered “valve turners” who illegally cut off oil and gas flows through pipelines. Now their political allies are turning off valves on gas pipelines that connect to buildings in their own towns.
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The numbers are stunning: Methane pollution from ammonia fertilizer plants is 100 times higher than what the industry reports, and substantially above what the Environmental Protection Agency estimates for all industrial processes in the United States.
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The Center for International Environmental Law has issued a new report that should send a shudder down your spine. It says demand for plastics is accelerating, especially in developing nations.
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I lectured about the public health dangers of industrial farming. But what I saw went beyond my fears.
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A surprising, important difference between the Green New Deal and Medicare for all.
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Decarbonizing buildings: it’s tedious, but oh so necessary.
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The Brazilian president’s pro-business agenda will be a test of American companies’ commitment to the environment.
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California’s new governor started his term with gusto this month, presenting a set of policy proposals that should improve the state’s chances of hitting its ambitious climate targets
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Climate change could take a greater toll on global health than previously estimated.
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Seawater temperature is rising faster than predicted, which is likely to worsen extreme weather events around the world
read moreChina demands developed countr...
Key sticking point at UN negotiations is how countries should account for their greenhouse gas emissions
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Far more must be invested in adapting to warming, says new global commission that aims to rebuild political will after US withdrawal from Paris agreement
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A new global report from scientists amounts to an urgent call for the world to act…
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[Translate] Pxhere The Trump administration is expected on Tuesday to propose a major rollback of the Clean Power Plan, President...
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